Yesterday night I was home, thinking that my prayer life has been a bit stagnant lately. I was feeling remorse and a growing anxiety. And then, out of the blue, Vivaldi's "Winter" 1st move began to play inside my head. I felt the urge to play it in my stereo, and all of the sudden all that remorses and anxiety vanished. I felt at peace. I can only infer that Our Lord and Saviour was telling me "calm down. I know. I'm here". I went to bed, pray and slept like a baby. Our Father in Heaven has His misterious ways to communicate with us. It's like being at home, alone, feeling like trash, heavy breathing. Then you open the window to let some air in and refresh, and immediately a blackbird begins to sing outside. I call those "God's caresses".
@ralphauer150Ай бұрын
My daily Prayer. Father, forgive me of my sins. Walk with me through my life, until my soul joins you in heaven 🙏
@stagename2Ай бұрын
Jesus spoke in stories that the audience of the time Could relate to. It is no different now.
@immaculataentertainment28 күн бұрын
One of the best videos I’ve watched from here. Thank you Christopher for sharing this. So helpful and healing.
@adammarktucek3177Ай бұрын
This happens to me all yhe time in prayer. Thank you for showing me it's God speaking to me instead of invasive thoughts.
@trollsneedhugsАй бұрын
This is very true, so long as the thoughts are not directing you away from God. I experience this all the time. A precious one is when "Just the way you are" came up, so I played it, and cried my heart out because I knew God loves me so much.
@trollsneedhugsАй бұрын
Don't go changing, trying to please me You never let me down before I don't imagine you're too familiar And I don't see you anymore I would not leave you in times of trouble We never could have come this far I took the good times, I'll take the bad times I'll take you just the way you are Don't go trying some new fashion Don't change the color of your hair You always have my unspoken passion Although I might not seem to care I don't want clever conversation I don't want to work that hard I just want some someone to talk to I want you just the way you are. I need to know that you will always be The same old someone that I knew What will it take till you believe in me The way that I believe in you. I said I love you and that's forever And this I promise from my heart I could not love you any better I love you just the way you are.
@TheologyoftheBodyInstituteАй бұрын
Thank you for sharing!
@melissagoetz8847Ай бұрын
Thank you!
@TheologyoftheBodyInstituteАй бұрын
You're so welcome!
@christyread3526Ай бұрын
God has always used pop culture to help me understand and spread the word.. I'm so glad you aired this
@williamscott3123Ай бұрын
Marcia Brady! That’s hilarious! I think I have been guilty of censoring my prayers all my life. I bury my true feelings because I’m afraid to show God my real heart and feelings. I feel like it would be sinful even though God already knows my deepest, darkest thoughts and feelings. Thanks for sharing.
@TheologyoftheBodyInstituteАй бұрын
You're so welcome and thank you for sharing, @williamscott3123 . Continue letting those masks fall off!
@MrDeclan753Ай бұрын
Thanks so much for this Christopher - God uses the Fellowship of the Ring movie to connect to my heart all the time!
@TheologyoftheBodyInstituteАй бұрын
You're so welcome... and what a movie!
@CrownedDiariesАй бұрын
When I first found this channel I thought Christopher was wacky and very weird… too eccentric. But after looking more into Catholicism and coming to several realizations I see that he is just ahead of most of us. Like he said in the video, he doesn’t wear any masks.
@TheologyoftheBodyInstituteАй бұрын
Thanks for your honest comment and for your openness @CrownedDiaries ! Please check out www.tobforfree.com if you'd like to get a window into the source of anything Christopher has to share.
@CrownedDiariesАй бұрын
@@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute sure will 😊
@BenjaminOwenSlatteryАй бұрын
I always do everything in life with the emergency brake on, including prayer. Maybe I’ll figure out how to turn off the emergency brake eventually 🙏
@TheologyoftheBodyInstituteАй бұрын
Quite literally... JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL.
@mdiblueraym.150Ай бұрын
Years ago when you gave a talk at my parish and I seem to recall you broke out in song (U2 I think) to bring home your point. You’re using music to evangelize, so it makes sense that as this is how your brain is wired for God to use this to help you understand. This is a tool in your tool belt!
@TheSound0fLegendsАй бұрын
This moved me to tears. My name is Christopher and it felt like God was talking to me.
@TheologyoftheBodyInstituteАй бұрын
Praise God!
@MegJordan00Ай бұрын
It’s been hard for me to wrap my head around that idea that God can use bands like Def Leppard, Pink Floyd and Foreigner to connect to my soul. Or that he could use horror movies like Halloween(1978) or Jaws(1975) to speak to my heart. I find the more I allow God to enter into my life intimately through deep prayer the more I can untwist these songs and movies to reveal a heavenly message for me to discover. Thank You Christopher for all that you do!! God Bless You, Your Family and your ministry!!!
@TheologyoftheBodyInstituteАй бұрын
Glory to God! Keep going deeper, @MegJordan00. Hopefully you can join us at one of our courses soon tobinstitute.org/programs/tobi-schedule/ ! Thanks for being a regular viewer.
@michaelkonieczny863Ай бұрын
Really? Pour some sugar on me? Hey, teacher, leave those kids alone? That's good stuff😊
@MegJordan00Ай бұрын
@@michaelkonieczny863 Hysteria is my Favorite Def Leppard song and Hey You is my favorite Pink Floyd song. They both have awesome hits
@BindingTheYoke2 күн бұрын
The heart is a treacherous thing who can discern it. 🙃
@deliaceballos7145Ай бұрын
That is what actually almost exactly happened to me the other day and I also went to confession. Thank you for sharing that with me because now it is a new beginning! I was afraid but I am not now! ❤
@TheologyoftheBodyInstituteАй бұрын
Glory to God! Thanks for sharing and keep going deeper into the TOB!
@GuulsАй бұрын
Thank you God for speaking to me through this video! Goodness, this was so beautiful! thank you for the message! God bless!
@TheologyoftheBodyInstituteАй бұрын
Praise God! We're glad it was helpful. If you'd like to continue going deeper then we'd encourage you to check out www.tobforfree.com
@bradceurvels9448Ай бұрын
I don't comment much but this was a good one. I always struggle with what I should be doing when praying
@TheologyoftheBodyInstituteАй бұрын
We hope you can take this to your personal prayer! If you'd like to take a deep dive we'd encourage you to check out www.tobforfree.com
@friedawells6860Ай бұрын
Im taking this advice to Adoration today!
@TheologyoftheBodyInstituteАй бұрын
Woooohoooo! Send a prayer our way please.
@marik8624Ай бұрын
Wow, thank you for this. Eye-opening thoughts. Very similar to mine 🙏🏻
@TheologyoftheBodyInstituteАй бұрын
We're glad it was helpful! If you'd like to take a deep dive please check out www.tobforfree.com
@loganwelty7094Ай бұрын
This was beautiful. Great video mate, God bless you!
@TheologyoftheBodyInstituteАй бұрын
We’re glad it was helpful. God bless you, too!
@jamesmccloud7535Ай бұрын
Thank you. This is profound
@TheologyoftheBodyInstituteАй бұрын
We're glad it was helpful. Please keep us in your prayers.
@saintjoshua1Ай бұрын
Thanks heaps Chris! Love it!
@TheologyoftheBodyInstituteАй бұрын
You're so welcome!
@VunFun101Ай бұрын
Thank you so much! This has been very helpful!!
@TheologyoftheBodyInstituteАй бұрын
We're glad it was helpful. Please keep us in your prayers.
@annhelenapena5391Ай бұрын
The only one, be consistent.
@ftweedy5580Ай бұрын
This was really really good !!!! Thank you.
@TheologyoftheBodyInstituteАй бұрын
We're so glad it blessed you! Please pray for us.
@ftweedy5580Ай бұрын
@@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute I will
@tawandasvovera5299Ай бұрын
this is the best thing I've heard on prayer so far
@TheologyoftheBodyInstituteАй бұрын
We're glad it was helpful!
@CavirexАй бұрын
This is what I never knew I needed to hear. Thank you Christopher.
@TheologyoftheBodyInstituteАй бұрын
Awesome! You're so welcome. Please consider sharing with someone that you think could benefit!
@williamroberts34Ай бұрын
"God speaks the language of our hearts." So true! Thanks for sharing.
@jacquelineshukla919Ай бұрын
Oh wow! What a beautiful video this is! Thank you for sharing your experience and wisdom.
@TheologyoftheBodyInstituteАй бұрын
You are so welcome! Glad it was helpful.
@ClintDeckerАй бұрын
Thank you for your honesty and authenticity in this, Christopher!
@TheologyoftheBodyInstituteАй бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@hijynx4536Ай бұрын
Wow! Praise be to God for this video. I definitely needed to hear it. Thanks Christopher! Sharing this video with my friends!
@TheologyoftheBodyInstituteАй бұрын
That's awesome and thank you for sharing. We’re glad it was helpful. Keep going deeper into the TOB!
@toriellsworth2866Ай бұрын
Thank you Christopher! I have been at a bit of a roadblock in mental prayer lately. This is VERY helpful!
@TheologyoftheBodyInstituteАй бұрын
We're glad it was helpful!
@szklanyy22 күн бұрын
Song goes f you f you very veryyy muuchh 😂😂😂
@Rich.-Ай бұрын
“Lord of the rings”. When I watch that movie, I see Jesus, I see heaven, and I see hell. And I see the heavenly banquet, awaiting all of us!
@Matthew_KlepadloАй бұрын
“Hey father, I told off God and said that He was a sack of garbage.” “Good stuff, dude, good stuff.” -A priest, probably
@honest-fanboyАй бұрын
I have a question to the theology of the body Institute: Dr. West always says that it's wrong to use another person.. But what if we are in need? If somebody is sick, he needs a doctor, if somebody is lonely he needs a friend. Why can't we say, that, if I feel the desire for sex, I need someone who can or wants to give it to me? Is it just because of all the possible risks that come with sex? But aren't other things we desire, like to climb on a mountain or swim in the ocean, or take some medicine that could be also dangerous, also risky? I need some more clarity here.. Why is it ok to be in need and ask for help in so many things of life, but not in sex?
@TheologyoftheBodyInstituteАй бұрын
Hello @honest-fanboy ! Thank you for your honest question. It's always wrong to use a person merely as an object, but if a a sick person "uses" a doctor when he's sick then that is not wrong as long as it's is not merely using him as an object but honors his dignity as person. If you'd like a deep dive into the topic then we'd highly recommend the series we did with Matt Fradd on Love & Responsibility: kzfaq.info/sun/PLAbqXQaOvkM4UxMiREWkgYmY-PHTEnRtn
@heinrichlehne7425Ай бұрын
Hello Christopher, first of all thank you very much for your work. It really brought my faith life and experience to the next level. I have a question/request I want to ask you. Could you comment on the new Mary Statue which was recently published in the Cathedral of Linz, Austria? It is a statue of Mary giving birth to Christ. But like actually giving birth. Legs open, I even think you can see the head of the child coming out and all of that. I would be really thankful if you could leave a response or even make a response video to it. I would really like to know what an expert on the topic TOB would say to this. I had some discussions with some other catholics about it. Most of them took the position that the statue is blashphemious, a disrespect to Mary and so on. I, and I was the only one, thought that, eventhough the statue is somewhat scandulous, it still has some very profound theological thruths. Being witness of the incarnation ond so forth. Overall I would really love to know what your thoughts are as an expert. I would be very thankful.
@TheologyoftheBodyInstituteАй бұрын
Hello @heinrichlehne7425 ! Thank you for being a subscriber and for the suggestion. We'll definitely consider it. God bless you!
@ebear5595Ай бұрын
Do you have anything to say about the topic of anime? As an animation style, it is very popular around the world and especially among American men. As an art form itself it's not evil, I know that, but I find it lends itself a lot more to temptations of lust than other mediums. I have, and occasional still do, find it hard to overcome the temptation it gives me, and I have always wondered why it seems to have such a strong hold on other men as well. Is it because it provides an idealized (that is to say bastardized by the demon of lust) representation of the female body as an object for pleasure, or more likely that it is a style that has become a widespread gateway to porn in our society? Or is this purely my own experience? I would greatly appreciate some insight from Theology of the Body
@TheologyoftheBodyInstituteАй бұрын
Thank you for your honest question! We’d consider making a video on it but we’d highly recommend submitting your question to The Ask Christopher West Podcast where Christopher and his wife Wendy address more specific issues and give more detailed advice. Feel free to submit your question here: askchristopherwest.com/ask
@captainch6182Ай бұрын
I have a question relating to theology of the body: So marriage in the Church is a sacramental sign that is fulfilled by supernatural communion with God in Heaven. Marriage wouldn’t be necessary if we have the thing that it signifies in fullness. With all that being said, the Beatific Vision (which is what supernatural communion consists in) is infinitely gratuitous. We don’t deserve the Beatific Vision and God would not be unjust in not giving it to us. Because of that, is it technically possible for God to raise us to a life of perfect natural happiness instead of supernatural happiness, similar to how it was in Eden? In such a hypothetical state, would marriage be available, perhaps even necessary, for the complete fulfillment of interpersonal communion?
@TheologyoftheBodyInstituteАй бұрын
Those are very insightful questions! Christopher and his wife Wendy address specific questions like yours in their weekly podcast. Feel free to submit your question here askchristopherwest.com/ask and check periodically to see if it was addressed!
@enzotorlone5034Ай бұрын
🤯
@TheologyoftheBodyInstituteАй бұрын
Same here.
@valentinamuller7861Ай бұрын
Wow!
@praveenkumar-yo1xgАй бұрын
Why do we need to listen to such songs and watch movies?
@MultiJpadАй бұрын
I wish Marsha would show up in my prayers haha.
@MM-kn2erАй бұрын
I don’t think you are right . If you are distracted during prayer with images from movies , songs you need to not yield to it but focus and exercise your mind to silence to hear God speak . It’s a struggle but Christ will help us
@profesorwyobraznia2652Ай бұрын
The thing is, those songs and scenes from movies are how God speaks. Just as He used stories relatable to people of His time as parables, He now speaks to us through what is relatable to us. Of course there is also time for meditation of the msyteries of His life, of God more directly. But these "casual" things like songs can also be a way for God to speak profoundly. God bless you and Mary and Joseph keep you!
@Goldman_StacksАй бұрын
I don’t think he’s distracted, God is using the movies and songs to speak to us in a unique way and for us to learn something about him through media and personal experiences we’ve had.
@KeithDvorakАй бұрын
“the devil doesn’t have his own clay”: like morgoth, who cannot create, only corrupt. orcs are twisted elves